50 Heartfelt Quotes About Friendship

Friends are the family that we choose for ourselves. They are soul mirrors who not only reflect our thoughts but even enhance them.  They support our ups and downs. They are consistent and reliable. They cherish our growth and celebrate our successes as their own.

They are ready to stand up against the whole world for us. Yet they are honest about our shortcomings on our face. They are with us to hold our hand in tough times, even when they would rather be somewhere else. And most importantly, they respect our boundaries and never force us to go against our core values.

These are the traits of true friends and solid friendships. As an ode to these friends who have stood by us rock solid through the test of time yet never demanded anything in return, we have curated a list of quotes that define friendships and beautifully bring out the true meaning of being friends for life, through thick and thin.

Here are some heartfelt quotes about friendship:

1. “A real friend walks in when the rest of the world walks out.”
2. “Friendship isn’t about whom you have known the longest. It’s about who came and never left your side.”
3.  “A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.” 
4.  “True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable.” 
5.  “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one.’”
6. “A friend overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden.”
7.  “In the sweetness of friendship, let there be laughter and sharing of pleasures.” 
8. “A true friend is someone who is there for you when they’d rather be anywhere else.” 
9. “Friends are the siblings God never gave us.”
10. “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.” 
11. “A friend is someone who makes it easy to believe in yourself.” 
12. “Friendship is the golden thread that ties the heart of all the world.” 
13. “Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer.”
14. “Friendship is the comfort of knowing that even when you feel alone, you aren’t.” 
15.  “A friend knows the song in my heart and sings it to me when my memory fails.” 
16.  “Friendship improves happiness and abates misery, by the doubling of our joy and the dividing of our grief.” Know who knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still gently allows you to grow.” 
17.  “True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart.” 
18.  “Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, but you know they’re always there.”
19. “A strong friendship doesn’t need daily conversation or being together. As long as the relationship lives in the heart, true friends never part.”
20.  “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.”
21. “Some people arrive and make such a beautiful impact on your life, you can barely remember what life was like without them.” 
22. “Friendship is a sheltering tree.” 
23. “Sometimes, being with your best friend is all the therapy you need.” 
24.  “There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” 
25.  “A friend is one of the nicest things you can have and one of the best things you can be.” 
26.  “Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.”
27. “Friends are like walls. Sometimes you lean on them, and sometimes it’s good just knowing they’re there.”
28.  “A friend is the one who comes in when the whole world has gone out.” 
29. “Friendship isn’t a big thing – it’s a million little things.” 
30.  “A true friend reaches for your hand and touches your heart.” 
31.  “A friend can tell you things you don’t want to tell yourself.” 
32. “The most beautiful discovery true friends make is that they can grow separately without growing apart.” 
33. “One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention.” 
34.  “The language of friendship is not words but meanings.” 
35. “The only way to have a friend is to be one.” 
36. “Friends are the pillars of strength that hold us together in life’s storms.”
37. “It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” 
38.  “A single rose can be my garden… a single friend, my world.”
39. “There are friends, there is family, and then there are friends that become family.” 
40. “Friends are the family we choose for ourselves.” 
41. “Friendship is the only cement that will ever hold the world together.”
42. “Some souls just understand each other upon meeting.” 
43. “A friend is a gift you give yourself.” 
44. “The best mirror is an old friend.” 
45. “Life was meant for good friends and great adventures.” 
46.  “In my friend, I find a second self.”
47.  “Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive.” 
48. “Friends are like the glue that keeps life and faith together.”
49. “Friendship is the shadow of the evening, which strengthens with the setting sun of life.” 
50. “Real friendship is when your friend comes over to your house and then you both just take a nap.” 

How To Let Your Friends Know They Are Special

We all like to feel that the love and compassion that we feel for our friends is reflected. Just like in any relationship, going the extra mile to let the other person know you care can go a long way in strengthening your bonds for life.

Here are a few ways you can let your friends know the importance they hold in your lives:

1. Express Gratitude

Communication is the cement that holds together strong relationships. The same holds true for friendships. So express your gratitude for fostering such wonderful friendships with your friends now and then.

This will help them know that the little things they do for you do not go unnoticed, even if you don’t emphasize it at the moment. You can send them a thank you card with one of the above-mentioned quotes if they have done something particularly nice for you.

2. Remember Important Dates

In the hustle and bustle of life, we sometimes lose contact for a long span of time. But the good thing about true friendships is that we may not talk for long periods,  but when we do speak, it feels like we just spoke yesterday.

So, it is important to remember important dates about your friend, like their birthdays, or if they are celebrating a particular success on a specific date. If you are bad at remembering dates, set reminders on your phone. Being in touch with your friends on their special days is essential to keep the bonds fresh.

3. Be there for them in their tough times

As we just mentioned, sometimes life takes over, and we find it hard to constantly keep in touch with friends. However, when you are aware that your friend is going through a dark phase in their life, it is important to go out of your way to find time for them. More important than any material gift is when you give your friends the comfort of your companionship in their hard times.

4. Be supportive of their goals and ambitions

Your friends need your support when they have set high goals for themselves in life and other people are pulling them down. You have to be a good listener to them when they need someone just to hear their side of the story, give your honest opinion on how and what they should do to achieve their goals, encourage them, and be their greatest strength and support system. Believe me, they will never forget this gesture of who held them together, when everything else was falling into pieces.

5. Spend Quality time together

Set up that coffee date. Go to that movie together. Visit that art exhibition you have been planning for ages. Making time for your friends and hobbies is as essential to developing a well-rounded personality as it is to maintaining these beautiful friendships.

Spending quality time together every once in a while will help you keep updated on what’s happening in each other’s lives. And you will always have a support system when things start going rough and vice versa.

Wrapping up

Friends, they say, are like money. Easier made than kept. Thus, taking conscious steps to help your friendships last forever with those you consider genuine to your life is very important to live a fulfilled life.

As we said earlier, some friends become like our family. And then there is a family that is sometimes our best friend. Celebrating those members of our family who are our God-gifted best friends, here are 40 quotes appreciating the importance of family.